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Photos: Duluth, northeast Minnesota reeling from floods

Major flooding in northeastern Minnesota has closed roads, Duluth City Hall and the University of Minnesota campus, and has authorities recommending emergency travel only.

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A giant sinkhole along Skyline Parkway near Ninth Avenue East captured this car Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood

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Brandon Manty (right) photographs flooding behind the Whole Foods Coop Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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Bradley Storozuk runs through flood waters over East Second Street Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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Steam rises into the sky while heavy rains pummel downtown Duluth, Minn. early Wednesday morning.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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A car sits submerged in flood waters between First Street and the Interstate 35 tunnels Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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Chester Creek rages Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding across Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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Larry Jones walks through floodwaters Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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A sinkhole got the better of this car at the corner of First Street and Seventh Avenue East Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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University of Minnesota Duluth student Hannah Wurl jogs through the remains of a washed out driveway near Chester Bowl Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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A car sits submerged in flood waters between First Street and the Interstate 35 tunnels Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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Arno Kahn puts up fencing to keep out curious onlookers from getting too close to the flooding behind the Whole Foods Coop Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn. Brewery Creek, a buried stream, burst through a retaining wall and caused havoc for blocks.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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Water from an overflowing Brewery Creek in downtown Duluth, Minn. washed trash and other debris against a parked vehicle Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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Brewery Creek burst through a retaining wall adjacent to the Whole Foods coop Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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Portions of Seventh Avenue East in Duluth, Minn. collapsed Wednesday morning after heavy rains caused flooding.Derek Montgomery for MPR) (Read more about the flood
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Water flows down a damaged street in Duluth, Minn. on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Bob King) (Read more about the flood
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A car navigates flooded streets in west Duluth on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.MPR Photo/Conrad Wilson) (Read more about the flood
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A kayaker makes his way down 21st Street in Superior, Wis. after heavy flooding on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.Photo courtesy Kerri Larson) (Read more about the flood
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A car is submerged in water on Interstate 35 near Wade Stadium after heavy rainfall and flooding in Duluth, Minn. on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.Photo courtesy Leanne Stauduhar) (Read more about the flood
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A minivan throws up walls of water while charging through flood waters on the 600 block of East Third Street in Duluth, Minn., Tuesday, June 19, 2012, after heavy rains hit the area.AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin) (Read more about the flood
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This seal is one of two that escaped from the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth during last night's floods. It was photographed on Grand Avenue. Zoo officials say the seals were returned safely.Courtesy of Kelli Latuska) (Read more about the flood
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Flood waters cover 6th Avenue East in Superior, Wis. on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.Photo courtesy David Minor) (Read more about the flood
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A raging Miller Creek floods Lincoln Park in West Duluth.MPR Photo/Conrad Wilson) (Read more about the flood
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A flooded Chester Creek roars over MacFarlane Road in Duluth, Minn. on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.Photo courtesy Jay Monson) (Read more about the flood
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In this aerial photo, clay runoff from streams that surged during Wednesday's storm stains the water in St. Louis Bay orange Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Duluth, Minn. At left is the Bong Bridge connecting Duluth and Superior, Wis.AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Bob King
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Storm clouds linger over a ship anchored near the Duluth ship canal Wednesday afternoon on Lake Superior near Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR
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Lester River rages under the Superior Street bridge Wednesday afternoon in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR
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Blake Mosel, left, and Trevor Samsa inch close to the edge of a rock on Amity Creek Wednesday afternoon in Duluth, Minn.Derek Montgomery for MPR